Rialto Arts Hub

17/06/2026

First Edinburgh Fringe preview for 2026:

Italy needs little introduction: its history, opera, art, culture and architecture have enriched the World for centuries, before we even talk about its celebrated and diverse cuisine and wine. Millions of Britons visit the country every year, and some even manage to make a life there, despite the co...

15/06/2026

Coverage from another music event in Brighton : https://www.rialtoarts.com/features/girls-night-out

thanks to Peter Greenfield

06/06/2026

Prague Fringe Festival award announced :

Smita Russell enthralled audiences with her powerful, truthful and emotionally charged ODDS ARE, at Studio Rubín, Prague.

03/06/2026

Guest review from Salvador Kent :

The Alchemist Bar in Prague can get unbearably hot during a heatwave — and this might contribute to the slow opening fifteen or so minutes of Beatrice Schiaffino's English-language debut, but once she gets into its rhythm The High Priestess - Johanna is a memorable, intoxicating hour that brillian...

02/06/2026

The best laid plans....

Starting with the ‘Wall Street Crash’ of 1929, the Great Depression hit everybody in the USA and its contagion spread across the globe, echoing Metternich’s observation that “when France sneezes, Europe catches cold”. Its social and economic consequences were devastating, leaving an indeli...

02/06/2026

Another fine show at Prague Fringe :

The Kaddish is an Aramaic hymn to God, whose name is derived from ‘sanctuary’, usually associated with mourning. kaddish (how to be a sanctuary) is a solo performance which draws on this heritage, while simultaneously examining some aspects of geopolitics.The stage has a large white frame as its...

30/05/2026

Arthur Vinegar was a very good boy -

A man wanders through the aisle at Metro Comedy Club, acknowledging various audience members and welcoming them. But this is the 25th Prague Fringe festival and of course there is more to this than meets the eye: Arthur Vinegar (Euan Fraser) is only wearing underpants and a grubby vest.Over the cour...

30/05/2026

The fab ODDS ARE at Prague :

“What are the chances?” – a phrase usually bandied around carelessly and thoughtlessly. But, just occasionally, someone will take it upon themselves to dig a little deeper into probabilities. Enter Smita Russell, with her production ODDS ARE.Russell is seated at a table, with a clutch of notes...

30/05/2026

Don Quixote - puppets !

https://www.rialtoarts.com/post/skottes-musikteater-s-don-quixote

30/05/2026

Boxeur @ Prague Fringe

An assortment of boxing items awaits us at the Divadlo Inpirace, part of the 25th international Prague Fringe: this is Boxeur.Stefano Pietro Detassis interweaves the stories of two boxers from the first half of the twentieth century. Europe was ravaged by two World Wars and it is especially the rise...